Israeli forces arrest 14 Palestinians in Bethlehem
Wafa news agency reports that 14 Palestinians have been arrested in Israeli raids across the Bethlehem governorate in the occupied West Bank. They include two 15-year-olds from the town of al-Khader in the south.
Israeli forces have also arrested a Palestinian in Hebron, Wafa reports.
Israeli demolitions in West Bank will make 400 families homeless
Palestinians have gathered in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank to attempt to recover their possessions from their homes before they are demolished by Israeli forces.
The head of the popular committee in the camp told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that about 400 families would be made homeless by the Israeli order to demolish more than 100 homes.
The official said a two-hour deadline given by Israeli authorities to retrieve belongings was insufficient for families to remove their possessions.
أهالي مخيم طولكرم الذين طردوا وأخرجوا من بيوتهم قبل أشهر، يحاولون العودة اليوم لمنازلهم لاستخراج بعض مقتنياتهم قبل أن يهدمها الاحتلال. pic.twitter.com/k2cFLitJGP
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) July 2, 2025
[Translation: The residents of Tulkarem camp, who were expelled and driven from their homes months ago, are trying today to return to their homes to retrieve some of their belongings before the occupation demolishes them.]
Israeli minister calls for seizing ‘historic opportunity’ to annex West Bank
Justice Minister Yariv Levin says the current times offer a “historic opportunity” to seize the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reports. According to The Times of Israel, Levin said, “Beyond the current issues, [it] is a time of historic opportunity that we must not miss.
“The time for sovereignty has come, the time to apply sovereignty. My position on this matter is firm, it is clear.”
